Bell-striking mechanism.



(No Model.)

F. A. SCRANTUN.

'BELL STRIKING MECHANISM.

(Application filed Jan. 20, 1897.)

Patented Dec. l9, I899.

7/Mi5M UNITED STATES PATENT union. 1

THE BEVIN BROTHERS MANUFACTURING COMPANY,

OF SAME PLACE.

BELL-{STRIKING MECHANISM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 639,689, dated December19, 1899. Application filed January 20,1897. Serial No. 619,981. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK A. SORAN- TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of East Hampton, in the county of Middlesex andState of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Bell-Striking Mechanism, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, whereby any one skilled in the art can make to anduse the same.

The object of my invention is to provide a bell-striking mechanism thatshall be extremely simple and cheap of construction, and one moreespecially applicable for use on bicycles.

To this end my invention consists in the details of the several partsmaking up the striking mechanism as a whole andin the combination of theparts, as hereinafter described, and more particularly pointed out inthe claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View of a base-plate withstriking mech anism mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is a view inside elevationof a bell with the gong broken away to show the construction of themechanism. .Fig. 3 is a plan view of the verge. Fig. 4 is an edge viewof the same. Fig. 5 is a perspective of the same.

In the accompanying drawings the latter a denotes a base-plate having onthe under side a clamp 17 of ordinary and convenient form forattachment, as to the handle-bar of a bicycle, the edges of thebase-plate being upturned for the purpose of partly inclosing themechanism. A central post or support 0 extends upward from thebase-plate, and on this post is secured, as by means of interengagingthreaded parts, a gong On a post 6, secured to the base-plate, ispivoted a lever f, having on its outer end a handle or thumb-piece f andon its inner end a segmental rack f The side portions of this leverbranch outward from the thumbpiece and lie on opposite sides of thecentral post a, being joined to the ends of the segmental rack. Theseside parts by contact with the central post determine the extent of theswinging movement of the lever. A brace 9 extends from the central postto the pivot e for the purpose of supporting the upper end of the latterand preventing the spring from lifting the lever.

On an arbor h, secured to the base, is mounted a verge t'. On this vergeare supported pallets k, that are formed by integral projectionsupturned from the edge of the verge. These pallets are located at equaldistance from and upon opposite sides of the arbor h and are located atthe same angle with refer- 6o ence to a line drawn through the axis ofthe verge and a point centrally between the in ner edges of the pallets.The inner edges of the pallets are located in the same relative positionto the axis of the verge and in a position to be engaged by the teeth onthe illner end of the lever. A portion is upturned from the outer edgeof the verge and forms a spring hammer-lever Z, on the inner bent end ofwhich is secured the hammer m. That end of the lever bearing the hammeris located at substantially right angles to the portion upturned fromthe edge of the verge, the hammer being located at such distance fromthe gong as to strike the gong in the movement of the verge and thenrebound out of contact.

It will be seen that by means of my invention an extremely simple andcheap construction of verge is provided, the blank being first cut toshape, as by means of dies, and the teeth forming the pallets and thehammerlever upturned from this blank. A suitable spring at is connectedto the lever to hold it in one position of its throw.

The verge t'is projected beyond the forward edge of the pallets 7cunderlying the lever f, this projection forming a stop 4." to preventthe verge from accidental removal from the arbor h, as when the bell isattached to a bio cycle-handle in an inverted position.

I claim as my invention- 1. An improved verge for a bell-strikingmechanism consisting of a plate of sheet metal, and pallets upturnedfrom and forming a bounding edge of said plate and located at an angleto each other, all substantially as turned from an Opposite edge of theplate and described. forming a boundary of said edge.

2. An im roved ver e for bell striking r mechanism onsisting if a plateof sheet FREDERICK SORAI 5 metal, pallets upturned from and forming a\Vitnesses:

bounding edge of said plate and located at an A. AVERY BEVIN, angle toeach other, and a hammer-lever up- J. A. BEVIN.

